| {{B}}Go ahead. Read this leaflet. You don't have to
watch the road the way you do when you drive the car. CONGRATULATIONS !{{/B}} By riding public transportation, you are he]ping to solve some of the major pollution problems in Boston. {{B}}1. AIR POLLUTION.{{/B}} Motor vehicles are to blame for over 80% of the air pollution in the city. Eighty-nine percent of" the vehicles in Boston are personal cars and 50 percent of them are often operated with only one person in the car. If people would use public transportation instead of their cars, air pollution levels could be greatly lowered. {{B}}2. SPACE POLLUTION.{{/B}} Thirty percent of the land in downtown Boston is devoted to cars. Where there are garages, there could be gardens. Where there are highways, there should be homes and places to work and play in. {{B}}3. NOISE POLLUTION.{{/B}} Studies show that people today show a greater hearing loss with age than ever before. Much of this is due to general traffic noises. The cost of a personal car is high In its owner. The average person pays about ＄ 2,000 per car per year in fuel, taxes... and what's more, we pay in death from car accidents, in poor health from air pollution, in loss of bearing from noise pollution, and in the damage of our city by the ever increasing number of highways. {{B}}HOW CAN YOU HELP?{{/B}} 1. Do not drive in the city. 2. Use public transportation. 3. Support laws for improving public transportation. For further information, call 876-7085. Please pass this on to a friend. |